The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-13
The Recent Elections.

OF the recent Western elections the New
York Tribune says: The Western elec-
tons tell the story. The only genuine
Labor party, the party which has
protected for 25 years all American
labor, organized or unorganized, white or
black, in shop or on farm, achieves in
Western cities the victory it would have
gained in New York had Republicans ad-
hered manfully to their convictions. In
philadelphia they refused to regard
Trades Union party as a better labor party
than the party of protection, and victory
by phenomenal majority was the result.
In Cincinnati the candidates Of the Trades
lCnion party were worthy, but the heavy
vote poled for them buried the Democatic
party, while leaving the Republicans
about their usual majority on all candi-
dates except Mayor. In Chicago the Dem
oeraac party is broken all to pieces by the
attemPt Of a Democratic leader 20 transfer
its Teteg TO the candidate Of the Trades
t1ionists and the Anarchists. and an
overwhelming Republican victory results.
1t Is not the success of a few candidates
for local offices that gives these elections
most Of their importance, though the con-
trol ofthe city governments will help TO
prevent frauds in comiug Presidential and
Congressional elections.
The Republican Mayor is elected in Gin
cinnati by a slender plurality, but all the
other candidates on the ticket succeed bv
about the usual majority, while dispatch
70 Democratic journal IugubriousIv re-
ports that: "The BeUrocrats have not
elected man in the city anywhere. %
That Is the keynote 20 this chorus. In
the great cities, where democratic maiori-
ties have 50 CftOn Eeen manufactured 70
order by fraud or by GrtfuI appeals to pre-
judiee, the Democratic party is wellnigh
wiped out Of existancs by the Frade-Un-
ion organization.
Every Northern Stute is Republican be.
yOnd question, when Democratic major.
tiles in faw large cities are neutralized
Outside Of New York and BROOKLYN. thi.
State is Republican by 10000 or more
outside OF Hudson county, New jersey
was Republican at the last election; out
side Of New Haven and Hartford. Con
necticut gives a sure Republican plurality
and outsideof Boston 1000, AIassachusett,
is never in doubt Ohio has never been il
dispute except for the vote of q few cities
indianapolis has been the one point O
danger % the Republicans in Indiana
Dstroit in Michigan, and Chicago Il. Mi
nois. The farming districts and smal
manufacturing towns throughout tn
country as a rule give Republican major
titles. II a Trades-Union party dastrove
democratic ascendaney in a few gre9
cities. It destroyes the Democratic part
in Northern States.
The Trades-U niou leaders hone 10 ey
tend their party organization % the rura
districts. They reason that they can e0tr
pei the Democratic party organization
get out Of their way defeated in the citis
il is helpless everywhere at the N0rtI
and may as well 90 into liquidation
Then its leaders viii transfer its vott
% the Trades MON organization, as the
tried % do in Cincinnati and Chicago. u
Trades UuiOnists calculate. So far the
are not much mistaken. But when the
20 into the rural districts, there they tiu
no democratic vote thai can be traIsterre
There the democratic farmers are not
be used as catspaWs, and viii support
Republican, rather than q Trades UniC